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Computer vision and behavioral phenotyping: an autism case study.

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Sapiro, G; Hashemi, J; Dawson, G
Published in: Curr Opin Biomed Eng
March 2019

Despite significant recent advances in molecular genetics and neuroscience, behavioral ratings based on clinical observations are still the gold standard for screening, diagnosing, and assessing outcomes in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder. Such behavioral ratings are subjective, require significant clinician expertise and training, typically do not capture data from the children in their natural environments such as homes or schools, and are not scalable for large population screening, low-income communities, or longitudinal monitoring, all of which are critical for outcome evaluation in multisite studies and for understanding and evaluating symptoms in the general population. The development of computational approaches to standardized objective behavioral assessment is, thus, a significant unmet need in autism spectrum disorder in particular and developmental and neurodegenerative disorders in general. Here, we discuss how computer vision, and machine learning, can develop scalable low-cost mobile health methods for automatically and consistently assessing existing biomarkers, from eye tracking to movement patterns and affect, while also providing tools and big data for novel discovery.

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Curr Opin Biomed Eng

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2468-4511

Publication Date

March 2019

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9

Start / End Page

14 / 20

Location

England

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  • 4003 Biomedical engineering
 

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Sapiro, G., Hashemi, J., & Dawson, G. (2019). Computer vision and behavioral phenotyping: an autism case study. Curr Opin Biomed Eng, 9, 14–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2018.12.002
Sapiro, Guillermo, Jordan Hashemi, and Geraldine Dawson. “Computer vision and behavioral phenotyping: an autism case study.Curr Opin Biomed Eng 9 (March 2019): 14–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobme.2018.12.002.
Sapiro G, Hashemi J, Dawson G. Computer vision and behavioral phenotyping: an autism case study. Curr Opin Biomed Eng. 2019 Mar;9:14–20.
Sapiro, Guillermo, et al. “Computer vision and behavioral phenotyping: an autism case study.Curr Opin Biomed Eng, vol. 9, Mar. 2019, pp. 14–20. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.cobme.2018.12.002.
Sapiro G, Hashemi J, Dawson G. Computer vision and behavioral phenotyping: an autism case study. Curr Opin Biomed Eng. 2019 Mar;9:14–20.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Opin Biomed Eng

DOI

ISSN

2468-4511

Publication Date

March 2019

Volume

9

Start / End Page

14 / 20

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • 4003 Biomedical engineering